Sylvia Hermon

Sylvia Hermon (11 August 1955-) was the UUP MP for North Down from 7 June 2001 to 6 November 2019, succeeding Robert McCartney and preceding Stephen Farry.

Biography
Sylvia Hermon was born in Galbally, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland in 1955, and she came from a Presbyterian family. She worked as a lawyer before joining the UUP in 1998, and she was affiliated with its social liberal wing. She served in the House of Commons from 2001 to 2019, sitting as an independent unionist after 2001. She stepped down in 2019, and her seat was flipped by APNI member Stephen Farry.